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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11986

22 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 35
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Foreign affairs
European Council expected to confirm Varna summit with Turkey
Brussels, 21/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 22 March, heads of state and government were due to confirm that a summit between the EU and Turkey would be held on Monday 26 March in Varna (Bulgaria).

During the informal meeting on 23 September, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, announced that due to existing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea, the question of the summit would be re-discussed during this European Council (see EUROPE 11968). Since then, two Greek soldiers have been arrested...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Listen to the voices beyond the grave if we are to avoid having to dig more graves
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE: European leaders want to affirm commitment for free but fair trade and to be united in face of Washington
EMU: Nineteen to discuss fiscal capacity for Eurozone
TAXATION/ECONOMY: Twenty-Eight to discuss taxation of giants of digital sector
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 to note progress on EU withdrawal agreement and will discuss post-Brexit relationship
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Council expected to confirm Varna summit with Turkey
CLIMATE: Member states may ask Commission to present long-term strategy for implementing Paris Agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer
COMPETITION: Eight condenser manufacturers fined a total of €254 million over cartel
TAXATION: Commission unsure US has fully understood tax on Internet giants
TAXATION: Commission takes steps to ensure that EU funds are not transiting via tax havens
FINANCE: No concrete proposals on virtual currencies to be expected at G20 until July
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: MEPs want stricter rules on exceptions to EU law for gas pipelines from third countries
DIGITAL: Possible Bulgarian Presidency of Council compromise on question of live streaming in audiovisual media service arena
DIGITAL: EU co-legislators make limited progress on political questions relating to communications code
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs condemn services e-card to silent death
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament-Council agreement on directive on proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions
CONSUMERS: Commission launches European consumer law site for businesses
FISHERIES: European Commission seeks permission to open fresh talks with Morocco
ENVIRONMENT: Andrieu and 85 MEPs put pressure on Commission and member states over bee-killer pesticides
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: ECA highlights widespread shortcomings of PPPs
HEALTH: MEPs call for response to tackle crisis of confidence regarding vaccines
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Commission and Trump administration to try and find acceptable solution to US steel and aluminium tax affair
MONTENEGRO: Zoran Pažin hopes for an opening of all negotiation chapters before end of year
KOSOVO: EU condemns use of tear gas in parliament
UN: Commission seeks Council's agreement to adopt future UN-negotiated global compact on migration on behalf of EU
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Warsaw replies to Commission's latest recommendations on rule of law
S&D: Udo Bullmann promises that voice of progressive and pro-European Germans will be heard
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: Commission seeks political impetus for its action plan on sustainable finance
FISHERIES: 2018 sandeel quota updated
FISHERIES: MEPs give go-ahead to agreement on North Sea multiannual management plan
SERBIA/KOSOVO: No progress in technical discussions on implementation of agreements
SOCIAL: Member states give final agreement on posted workers directive positive welcome
TRANSPORT: SESAR publishes roadmap for secure airspace integration for drones
CORRIGENDUM
INTERNAL MARKET: Clarification regarding article on reactions to European Labour Authority